THE Carlton WINEMAKERS STUDIO

PINOT COLLECTION — SPRING 2016 —

503.852.6100 • 801 N Scott St, Carlton OPEN DAILY 11 - 5 • WINEMAKERSSTUDIO.COM Greetings from all of us at The Carlton Winemakers Studio, Budbreak looks like it will be early again this year. As in 2015, this early budbreak will likely mean an early harvest, depending on what the rest of the year brings.

At the Studio, many of our producers have just finished bottling their 2014 Pinot noirs and they are looking amazing! Notable among these just-bottled wines are the first-ever vintages of Lavinea, Megan Anne, and a reserve bottling for Lazy River. These are very exciting times at The Studio and we are eager to ship these gems to you at some point in the not-to-distant future. In the meantime, our tasting room will soon be flush with newly bottled 2015 whites and rosés as well as Andrew Rich’s small-production Gewürztraminer! Please drop in anytime, we would love to see you. We are open 7 days a week from 12 pm to 5 pm and wine flights are always complimentary for Wine Club members and up to 3 guests. Our flights change daily, so come and enjoy the new releases as often as you like.

Spring 2016 marks the first wine club in our transition from quarterly to semi-annual club shipments. As always, if you have any questions about this new schedule of shipments or anything else regarding your membership, please do not hesitate to call or email. We feel strongly that the new shipment schedule is going to be a great fit for everyone.

Lastly, we would like to introduce our new office manager, Laurie Barone. She has taken over for Michelle Senior and is a worthy successor. We welcome her to our family and hope that you will as well. She is capable and passionate and we are lucky to have found someone who is such a great fit.

Spring 2016 Pick-Up Party Saturday, May 21st • 1 – 4 pm 2012 Utopia Private Reserve Paradise 65/BTL The Utopia Estate Private Reserve “Paradise” is a combination of elegant fruit with dark cherry, ripe berry and spicy aromas and flavors. The finish is beautiful with touches of spice and vanilla, showing beautiful color, great elegance, fantastic depth and a very well balanced wine overall. Smoky, velvety tannins complete the wine. Lovely!

2013 Mad Violets Willamette Valley Pinot noir 38/BTL The 2013 Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a blend of four vineyards: our own Buttonfield Estate and Trout Lily Ranch in the Chehalem Mountain AVA, Terrarossa Vineyard in the Dundee Hills AVA, and Hannah’s Vineyard in the Tualatin Valley. It is a mix of the 777, Pommard, and 115 clones. The deep garnet hue belies the rich notes of cola, strawberry preserves, ribbon candy, and forest loam in the nose. The approach is bright with balanced acidity and the lush tannins work to extend the languid finish. This wine is approachable now and will cellar for years to come.

2013 Quintet Ribbon Ridge Pinot noir 43/BTL Dark ruby and garnet hue with deep plum and violet undertones. The nose is rich with deep aromas of black cherry, tobacco, cola, and hints of cedar and sandalwood. The attack is bright with stone fruit and the acidity reminiscent of fresh strawberries. This is followed in the mid-palate with weighty yet smooth tannins that flow into a long, spicy finish.

2009 Andrew Rich La Colina Pinot noir 50/BTL The 2009 vintage in the Willamette Valley tends to be remembered as hot (not without reason), but here is an example, pried from Andrew’s library, that doesn’t throw its weight around. Instead, it is rich yet balanced, lush and vibrant at once. For whatever reason, this particular block of Wadensvil clone Pinot, planted dead center in this Dundee Hills vineyard on very deep Jory soil, yields wines of wonderful tension and structure. (For that reason, it is always the backbone of Andrew’s Knife Edge cuvée.) Dark red in color and highly aromatic with gorgeous notes of raspberry, cherry, and baking spices, the wine today is ripe but not jammy, with red fruits, toasty oak, and more spice on the palate. It’s full but not fat, with a thread of acidity that pulls the wine through to a long, lovely finish. Now at its peak, the ’09 Colina should continue to drink well for several more years if stored in a cool cellar.

2012 Wahle Holmes Hill Pinot noir 36/BTL This bottling is sourced from our Holmes Hill vineyard site in the Eola-Amity AVA. This 15 year old southeast facing site is planted at 450 feet elevation and remains non irrigated. Clones include Pommard, 777, and 115. The wine shows a deep garnet hue and is expressive of dense brambly dark fruit and pomegranates.

2013 Bachelder Willamette Valley Pinot noir 35/BTL Distinctly , yet almost Burgundian in its suppleness and finesse, this Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a wine of elegance and finesse, far from the overbearing jammy fruitiness of some Willamette Valley wines. This Pinot has perfumed red fruit, distinctive soft, ripe tannins and a silky mineral finish. Always fermented with wild yeast and handled gently throughout its life in the cellar, this small-lot wine was patiently aged for 18 months (25% new French oak, the rest 1-5 years old) in a cool cellar before bottling. Mostly sourced from the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, this Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a wine of perfumed elegance and finesse that will age with grace. THE Carlton WINEMAKERS STUDIO

BTL CASE PRICE BTL CASE PRICE ANDREW RICH WINES PRICE 15% OFF MAD VIOLETS PRICE 15% OFF 2014 Sauvignon blanc Croft Vineyard 22 224.40 2014 Chehalem Mountain 23 234.60 2010 Roussanne Ciel du Cheval 30 306.00 2014 Dundee Hills 25 255.00 2013 Pinot noir Verbatim 30 306.00 2013 Pinot noir Willamette Valley 38 387.60 2012 Pinot noir Knife Edge 45 459.00 2013 Eola-Amity Hills 42 428.40 2009 Pinot noir La Colina 50 510.00 2012 Pinot noir Mantis Reserve 55 561.00 2012 Coup d’Etat Ciel du Cheval Vineyard 30 306.00 2011 Grenache Ciel du Cheval Vineyard 35 357.00 MERRIMAN WINES 2011 Malbec Columbia Valley 30 306.00 2012 Chenin blanc Old Vine 22 224.40 2010 Syrah Red Willow Columbia Valley 35 357.00 2012 Pinot noir Cummins Road 22 224.40 2010 Syrah Les Vignes en Face 45 459.00 2012 Pinot noir Yamhill-Carlton 45 459.00 2014 Gewürztraminer Dessert Wine 375ml 26 265.20 ASILDA QUINTET CELLARS 2014 Pinot noir Estate Yamhill-Carlton 52 530.40 2013 Pinot noir Ribbon Ridge 38 387.60 2013 Pinot noir Willamette Valley 43 438.60 BACHELDER 2013 Chardonnay Willamette Valley 30 306.00 TROUT LILY RANCH 2012 Chardonnay Johnson Vineyard 45 459.00 2010 Pinot noir Estate Chehalem Mountain 38 387.60 2013 Pinot noir Willamette Valley 35 357.00 2012 Pinot noir Johnson Vineyard 45 459.00 UTOPIA VINEYARD DUKES FAMILY VINEYARD 2014 Viognier Folin Vineyard 35 357.00 2013 Pinot noir Estate Alyssa 50 510.00 2012 Chardonnay Estate Ribbon Ridge 42 428.40 2011 Pinot noir Estate Charlotte 52 530.40 2012 Pinot noir Estate Ribbon Ridge 45 459.00 HAMACHER WINES 2012 Pinot noir Paradise Estate 65 663.00 2015 Pinot noir Rosé 20 204.00 2012 Pinot noir Clone 777 Estate 65 663.00 2013 Pinot noir “H” 23 234.60 2014 Late Harvest Riesling 35 357.00 2011 Pinot noir “Signature” 50 510.00 LAZY RIVER VINEYARD WAHLE VINEYARDS AND CELLARS 2014 Pinot gris Estate Yamhill-Carlton 20 204.00 2012 Pinot noir Willamette Valley 30 306.00 2011 Riesling Estate Yamhill-Carlton 18 183.60 2012 Pinot noir Holmes Hill 36 367.20 2012 Pinot noir Estate Yamhill-Carlton 36 367.20 2012 Pinot noir Yamhill-Carlton 45 459.00

To place an order, go to winemakersstudio.com/Buy or call us at 503.852.6100. Club members receive a 15% savings on case orders (mixed cases ok).